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Subject: Re: Why doesn't Python remember the initial directory?
Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2012 01:45:22 +0100
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On Sun, 19 Aug 2012 14:01:15 -0700, Giacomo Alzetta wrote:

> You can obtain the working directory with os.getcwd().

Maybe. On Unix, it's possible that the current directory no longer
has a pathname. As with files, directories can be "deleted" (i.e.
unlinked) even while they're still in use.

Similarly, a directory can be renamed while it's in use, so the current
directory's pathname may have changed even while the current directory
itself hasn't.